, 1887-01-13
PickEngS.

Thirty thousand drouth- stricken
people of Texas have petitioEed Con-
gress for S500,000. Hundreds of
Texans are now seeking homes in
this territory.
Mrs. Sally Washington, relict of
Lawrence Washington, of Westmore-
land county, Va, died the day after
Christmas, aged 81 years. She was
General Washington's grand niece.
Two feet Of snow in Western Mon
tana. Stockmen think the outlook is
not altogether favorable to stock, as
grass was generally short last year,
and if the snow should crust above it,
cattle would have hard skirnlisbing
for feed.
There were 365,577 emigrants to
this country during the past eleven
months of 1856, S0,6S3 of whom were
from Germany, 55,SSS from Great
Britain and Ireland, 81. .461 from Eng.
land and Wales, and 1925 from Ire
land. There were 44.004 from Sweden
and Norway.
1t is pity that Mrs. Logan cannot
be chosen TO succeed her husband in
the United States senate. 'Of all the
ladies of Washington" wrote CORE
spondent of the Elmira Tribune some
time ago, 4 believe she is the only
one whose photograph Is In such de
mand that 1t is on sale at the picture
stores like those of senators, supreme
court Justices. generals and dis.in-
guished officials generally"
The claim Of SOL, 900. which Ore
gon holds against the United States
Government for money advanced for
supplies, expenses OF transportation,
etc, during the civil war. and the
various Indian wars III which the
State has been engaged up to 1873, is
now being audited by a committee
appointed blythe Secretary OF War.
1t is probable that the claims vii! be
acted on favorahly by the committee.
and as probable that Congress will
act favorbly on their report.
Senator Dolph of Oregon has in
tToduced Il bill TO autnorize the
Washington Improvement company
OF Washington territory, tn operate a
canal between Lake Union and Lake
Washington and Impose and collect
tolls for traffic over it; and to have
lights over the canal, When finished,
between the lake and Pnget Sound,
Washington territory. The United
States shall have tie right to at any
time and shall have the privilege Of
free transportation over the same.
Mr. James GCrden Bennett, of the
New York Herald, has instituted a
new reform II lie can carry out his
latest scheme, he will work another
revolution in journalism. How the
old hack writers must have wiltei as
they read his latest edict in the fol-
loving words: 4 will give S1U1 to
any eoItcF or reporter VINO will in
vent new way Of whiting an aT.,cie.
Don't write a sentence you ever
heard hetOre. Don't express an idea
that is not original. Don't do ny
thing in the paper like anything you
ever saw before"
Senator Sherman has reported fav-
cTah'y from lie committee CA foreign
r1id;iyiis IN gIGcudmeIt 10 the Sundry
civil appropriation bill. TO provide for
tie expease Of preliminary recon
noltre, TO be made under the direction
OF the secretary OF the navy, 10 exam
ine the coniiguraiion Of the conven-
tional boundary line between Alaska
and British Columbia, following tll-
coa5t from Portland cbanIel 70 the
cue hundred and forty Grst meridian.
IN; to ascertain and report low far
the natural FEATURES cf the country
re,l.It Tp~'dccuTGte location OF the
line "f ,'iewalkation cantemplgted by
Be u atty % 1861, eediug ALASKA to
the United States.